Let's Co-opefy The Economy, Decenter The Corporatocracy

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[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Well changing the whole political two-party apparatus and ushering in direct democracy can happen in one of two ways:

  1. A benevolent dictator arises, such as Lybia had in Gaddafi;
  2. Revolution;

I don't know of any others. Well... In theory it might be possible for the WHOLE POPULATION to pressure their "representatives" into voting for citizen initiative referendums, which would be a first step, and then keep the people voting for the people and redistribute the power, gradually changing the system to one of direct democracy. But as usual with politics, theory is one thing and reality is another thing altogether. This has of course never been achieved.

[–]EddieC[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

"Co-opefy The Economy, Decenter The Corporatocracy" is an idea to put economic (& thus political) leverage in the hands of the people, increasing voters' power (vs the 0.01%'s) to push for such referendums for Direct Democracy to happen.

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Yes, this looks like the numberless third option in my post above. I don't think it's possible however, as I mentioned.